160 acres protected in Ventana Wilderness west of Salinas Valley
CENTRAL COAST — Located in California’s Central Coast, the 160-acre Church Creek property overlooks the wild, sharp-crested ridges and steep valleys of the interior coastal range.
The private property is in the heart of the Ventana Wilderness, west of the Salinas Valley, and connects to...
Rancho Cielo’s Veggie Box fundraiser a big success
SALINAS VALLEY — Rancho Cielo’s annual Veggie Box and BBQ Fundraiser took place Aug. 8-11 on the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas.
The fundraiser was the biggest success to date, with more than 14,000 boxes sold, 300 volunteers packing boxes and over 2,000 barbecued...
New park in South Monterey County welcomes all to enjoy
SOLEDAD — A beautiful warm morning welcomed the South Monterey County community to the grand opening of Soledad’s Orchard Lane Park on Saturday.
The 3.5-acre park was filled with excited children, happy parents and of course the Soledad City Council and members of the Project...
Zavala joins King City PD as newest officer
KING CITY — King City Police Department recently welcomed the city’s newest officer, Javier Zavala, to the force.
Officer Zavala, a Greenfield native and Navy veteran, was sworn in Aug. 8.
Zavala graduated from Monterey Peninsula College Law Enforcement Academy in April. He is currently in...
Monterey County nonprofit leaders sought for 2024 LEAD Institute cohort
MONTEREY COUNTY — The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), a program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), has officially launched its recruitment for the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute 2024 cohort, of which rising nonprofit leaders in Monterey, San Benito and...
Southbound Highway 101 Camp Roberts Rest Area reopens
MONTEREY COUNTY — The southbound Highway 101 Camp Roberts Safety Roadside Rest Area reopened to the public on Tuesday following an extensive renovation of the facility.
Upgrades included a complete replacement of the wastewater treatment system to improve operational efficiency and to protect groundwater quality,...
King City High grad earns Boy Scouts’ highest achievement
KING CITY — King City High School Class of 2023 graduate Dylan Wheeler has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, a significant achievement that only about 6% of all Boy Scouts accomplish.
Wheeler, 18, is the son of Evette and Daniel Wheeler of King City....
Supervisor Lopez’s open house honors South County Young Leaders, art contest winners
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez hosted his third annual District 3 Open House last Thursday, celebrating this year’s South County Young Leaders and the 2023 winners of the “We Are Southern Monterey County” art competition.
“What an incredible evening and open house...
Caltrans to lower speed limit on 101 between San Miguel and King City
KING CITY — Caltrans has announced that it will be reducing the speed limit on a segment of Highway 101 between San Miguel and King City, from the existing posted maximum speed of 70 mph to 65 mph.
“This decision was based on results of...
Faster internet coming to Bradley School
BRADLEY — Staff from Monterey County Office of Education’s Information Technology and General Services Department made a site visit to Bradley Elementary School last month in preparation for AT&T’s fiber-optic installation.
The MCOE team included Network Systems Engineer Jonathan Schneider, Network Systems Engineer Ugendra Raj,...
